Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-12
GARFIELD IN BRONZE.

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Athese are my comrades OF the old Army OF the
that Is, what are left of you laughterI and this
is the audience which has come to greet them l
suppose, being, as sheridan says. one OF the bum
mers my Office will be TO address YOU for my old
comrades know me so WELL as / have talked TO
chem so often. seriously-and humorously, some
tlLnes-that i shall not talk to them, bat to you,
who have come TO do them honor tonight. i am
Elan 20 say, ladies and gentlemen of Washington.
IN doing them honor, you do yourselves honor. You
give PRIDE and pleasure to old soldiers to whom
you owe adebt which you can never repay. II will
take many, many generations to pay the debt you
owe 10 the men who sit on this platform, for they
are but few out OF 1000 men once led myself be-
longing 10 the old Army OF the Cumberland. Armies
you wouA suppose the Army OF the Cumberland
was the only army. lLaughter.1 have been raised
only army"
GEN. RosECRANs AND GEN. THOMAS.
Gen. Rosecrans followed and told rapidly the
story OF his connection with the Army OF the
Cumberland, and especially his relations with
Gen. Thomas, contradicting some published state
ments. When the speaker was assigned to thee COM
mand OF the army he said Gen. Thomas came to
him and suggested that he cThomas) should be
sent TO Texas He was troubled about serving IN
him that his commission had been purposely ante.
dated so as TO make him the senior officer, Gen.
Thomas had no further reluctance about serving
under him. When Gen. ROSecranS was relieved
and Gen. Thomas was assigned TO succeed him, the
latter at first was unwilling 10 take the command
country required him TO take it.
A TALK TO THE BOYS
Ex-Goy. Curtin made little speech under the
head of a "Talk to the Soldier Boys which was
loudly applauded- He declared that there was no
use In paying attention to Davis-"he is gone :"
He had profound respect for the men OF the South
who in error rebelled and returned to their allie
glance. But for the men who cOncOcted and con-
ceaved that attempt to break up the country and
overthrow liberty he had supreme contempt.
Said he: "When Sherman swept through Georgia;
when Sheridan made the Shenandoah Valley
oeSoiafion they meant war, and war meant bar
bar1sm- You cannot hand your card In war"
Afterward there were calls for Gen. j. c. Black,
but Gen. Black gracefully declined TO make a
speech Calls were made, also, for Senator Sher-
man, who sat on the stage, but that gentleman did
not respond The meeting was then adjourned
After the meeting many of those present at
tended reception at Miss Ransoms studio.
The Symposium.
The Symposium OF the Society OF the Army OF
the Cumberland, held after their business meeting
last night, was an enjoyable affair." 1t was a
genuine sociable without any formality. 1t took
place at Abner's Hall. On the balconies tables
were stretched around and they were literally
provided with refreshments. At small counter
within the hall whisky was dispensed, but beer
dozen walters were kept busy drawing beer from
kegs amply covered with ice. Within the hall
Gen. Parkhurst mounted the stage and raped for
order.
GEN. SHERIDAN on RAZOR BACK HOGS.
He introduced Gen. sheridan VINO was received
with loud cheers. He talked to the 'boyS" about
<heir army experiences and told several amusing
Incidents OF camp life. Speaking Of the campaign
through North Georgia and OF charge made
against him OF having taken some hogs, he said he
never saw hog In that region worth taking: that
they were all what is known as the "raZor-back"
breed. But, De continued, he would tell another hog
story. He Said, when he was out in the wildS or
Oregon with an army surveying party the ''razor-
back" hogs with their long tough noses rooted up
everything. They rooted UP the camp and the
men had no peace OF life. An old scout
known as .'Old Red" who dead
shot with a rife, told Gen Sheridan he
would nix the hogs. ale got his rifle"
continued the general, sand tell You he could
shoot shoot hke-weI he could put bullet any,
where he wanted 10. And he shot every one OF
those hogs through the tip OF his long tough snout
SO that they could not root any more This was
greeted with shouts OF laU rhLer.
Gen Bl2cz, Gen ROSScrdnS and others related
interesting and amusing incidents Of army life.
Major Gardner, a One-legged veteran, also enter
tanned the aSSemblage awhile.
About midnight the gathering dispersed, every
body agreeing that the evening mad been delight
fully spent